NHL-Highlights of Thursday's games

Nov 14 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Thursday's National Hockey League games.

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Kings 3, Islanders 2

Center Tyler Toffoli scored with 1:27 left in the third period to cap a three-goal, third-period comeback by the Los Angeles Kings in a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum.

Toffoli was credited with the goal when defensemen Jake Muzzin's shot from the blue line clipped off his stick and trickled past Islanders goalie Kevin Poulin.

Defenseman Slava Voynov and left winger Tanner Pearson scored earlier in the period for the Kings (12-6-1), who won two days after losing goalie Jonathan Quick to a Grade 2 groin strain.

New York (7-10-3) has lost five of its last six (1-5-0).

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Bruins 3, Blue Jackets 2

Milan Lucic stole the game for the Bruins as the left winger blocked a Cam Atkinson shot near his own goal and scored on a breakaway with 48.6 seconds left to give Boston their fourth straight victory, a 3-2 decision over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Lucic beat Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky between the pads for his eighth goal of the season, allowing the Bruins to finish off a 4-0-1 homestand.

The Blue Jackets played well but lost for the seventh time in their last eight games, the last two in overtime.

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Lightning 5, Ducks 1

Lightning center Valtterri Filppula scored two goals as Tampa Bay remained perfect against the Western Conference with a 5-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.

The Lightning are now 7-0-0 on the season against the west. Right winger Martin St. Louis added a goal and two assists for the Lightning (14-5-0).

Anaheim (15-5-1) came into Thursday's game with the best record in the league but the Ducks were bottled up by the Lightning defense.

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Blues 7, Avalanche 3

The St. Louis Blues powered to a 7-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.

The Blues (12-2-3) set a franchise record by winning for the 12th time in their first 17 games.

Center Derek Roy scored the first of three power-play goals by the Blues en route to victory.

The loss marked the first time this season the Avalanche (14-4-0) lost consecutive games.

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Blackhawks 5, Coyotes 4 (SO)

Chicago rookie center Brandon Pirri scored the game-winner in the shootout as the Blackhawks defeated the Phoenix Coyotes 5-4.

It was Pirri's night in more ways than one. He started on the opening front line, scored the game-tying goal in the third period and then the game-winner for Chicago's first win at home against the Coyotes since a 4-3 shootout win February 27, 2011.

The Blackhawks (13-2-4) have now won their last four games and six of their last seven. Phoenix (13-4-3) saw its two-game winning streak end, but the Coyotes are still 8-2-1 in their last 11 games and winners in nine of their last 12.

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Stars 7, Flames 3

It was the Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin show at the Scotiabank Saddledome as Benn had a six-point night and Seguin celebrated his first hat-trick as a member of the Dallas Stars, and then scored a fourth goal, as the squad from the Lone Star State rolled to a 7-3 rout of the Calgary Flames.

With the lopsided result, the Stars (10-7-2) extended their road winning streak to five games.

Center Matt Stajan was the lone bright spot for the Flames (6-10-3), scoring twice, while winger David Jones also added a goal.